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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-08

These vessels will be the Newark, Cruiser
No. u built Of steel, Of 1900 tons displace-
ment, and to have speed of eighteen knots
an hour; the Charleston, CNo % with a speed
OF eighteen knots also; the Baltimore (No. 81
with speed of nineteen knots; and Cruisers
NO. and 8. Of which the plans are unpub-
lished, but which will have speed of nine
teen knots. There are also to be three
smaller gunboats of speed of about six
teen knots an hour, a gunboat for carrying
a pneumatic dynamite gun and iirst-class
torpedo boat. Then also Congress has au-
thorizsd the completion of the five unfinished
monitors, the Amphitrite. Monadnock, Mi
antonomoh, Terror and Puritan. These will
be heavily armored though probably Of no
great speed. These are the vessels that are
in time to be added to our navy to take the
place of the Richmonds Galenas and Yantics.
1t will be years before the old ships are gone
or our navy is up with the times, but the
progressive movement has begun, and if Ad-
miral Luce brings the North Atlantic squad
ron into Portland we shall see evidences OF
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-08

SCRATCHED 2S YEARS.
A ScaIy, Itching, Skin Disease with End
less Suffering, Cured by Cuti-
curn Remedies.

If had known of the CUTIcURA REMEDIES
twenty-eight years ago 1t would have saved me
100000 1.-TWO hundred dollars) and an immense
amount of suffering: My disease (Psoriasis) COM
menced my head II spot not larger than
under my nails. The scales would drop off OF me
lal the time, and my suffering was endless, and
without relief One Thousand dollars would not
poor man. but feel rich to be relieved of what some
OF the doctors said was leprosy, some ring worm,
psoriasis, etc. took 80; and -. Sarsaparillas
praise the CUTIcURA REMEDIES too much. They
nave made my skin as clear and free from scales
as a baby's. All used OF them was three boxes
Of CUTIcURA, and three bottles OF GuricuKA hI,
you had been here and said you would nave cured
me for $500. 90 you would have had the money. L
looked like the picture in your book Of Psoriasis
(Plcture number two How toCure Skin Diseases'')
but now am as clear as any person ever was.
Through force of habit rub my hands over my
purpose am all we'll. l scratched twenty-eight
years, and it got to be kind of second nature to
me. l. thank you a thousand times. Anything
more that youswant to know Write me, or any one
who reads this may write to me, and will answer
1t. DENNIS DOWNING,
WATERBURY, VI. Jan goth, 1887
Psoriasis, Eczema, letter, Ringworm Lichen,
Pruritus, Scald Head, Milk Crust Dandruff, Barb
ers, Bakers, Grocers' and Washerwoman's Itch,
ply Humors Of the Skin and Scalp and Blood, with
Loss of Hair, are positively cured by CUTICURA,
the great Skin Cure, and CUTICURA SOAP, an ex-
REsoLyENT, the new Blood Purifier int ernally,
when physicians and all other remedies fail.
Sold everywhere. Prices CUTIcURA, 80 cents
SOAR, % cents: REsoLvENT, $100. Prepared by
POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL Co., Boston, Mass.
send for Show 70 Cure Skin Diseases.''
pIMPLES, Blackheads, Skin Blemishes and Baby
HIM t,oo (rru rrrrI, IN
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-08

The Knights Of Labor and the Trades I'm
ions are familiar examples Of well organized
and extensive combinations to enhance the
cost of labor and in measure control its APP
plication. The Knights and Trades Uuion-
lists have regarded themselves as the check
upon the power of the corporations. But we
are seeing new power arise behind the cor
porations-the power Of the Trust Company,
before which if once Consolidated, the labor
organizations wn,.;I probably go down speed
lily. The n-5Der Trust is the late st example.
Map-lacturers Of rubber goods in the United
osates have combined to control the manufac-
tuFs of all rubber goods, to fix the market
value of all crude material, its importation
and to set a combined price upon the manu-
featured articles. This it is expected to do
with capital Of thirty-five millions of dol
lars. And to make the matter an abso-
Lutte certainty, the executive committee
Of three is given unlimited powers"
Combinations in the business Of transporta-
tion have become familiar, also temporary
combinations Of capitalists in several impor-
tant branches of manufacturing, but such
combinations have generally been for some
temporary purpose, and have not attracted
general attention except at intervals. Late
ly, however, these combinations have taken
the form Of permanent TRUSTS" like the
Standard Oil Trust, the American Cattle
Trust, the American Cotton Oil Trust, and
last the Rubber Trust. The results of such
great alliances of capital are largely profile
NAUTICAL, and will be awaited with interest
alike by political economists and the people.
The Standard Oil Company, perhaps the
most prominent example Of a company that
virtually controls the production and sale of
an article of common use, has earned a very
bad name for corruption and all sorts of
tyranny If these Trusts should multiply in
numbers and develop in the same way that
the Standard Oil Company has developed
the American government would resemble
the government of King OF the feudal ages
with his turbulent barons and distressed
people. The land would be dominated by
huge monopolies, as frequent and as mischie-
vous as the baronial castles thatcovered Eng
land in the days of Stephen. Fortunately the
prospect of anything Of this sort happening
Is not certain, and cannot be predicted,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-08


The Canadians are considerably troubled
over the importation Of oleomargarine,-a
stuff whereof the people of Maine are sup
posed to know nothing since the Legislature
OF 1885 ended its sittings. The worst thing
about the traffic, in Canadian eyes, is the
fact that the oleomargarine evidently comes
in disguise. The Trade and Navigation re-
turns of Canada for 1886 show that not a
pound Of oleomargarine was imported into
Canada from the United States; while the
American figures show that 1864 pounds
were exported from the United States into
Canada. Here is plain evidence Of fraud
Again the Canadian figures show that ], 249, $50
pounds Of butter were imported into Cana
ds from the United States; but the American
figures declare that 2, 49,, 424 pounds Of butter
have been exported from the United States
into Canada. The Canadian figures do not
admit any oleomargarine. The American
figures acknowledge the sending into Cana
da not only Of oleomargarine, but Of nearly
twice as much of some commodity called but
ter rs the Canadians admit having received.
The Toronto Globe believes that nearly the
whole Of this oyerplus of alleged butter il In
AoaieS ViSoAaiBdIiuc. AnotntI clIcuinStauct
that does not lessen Canadian squeamishness
is found in another part of the Trade and
Navigation returns. Grease may be import
ed into Canada free Of duty. Now the Ca
nadians admit the receiving into the country
from the United States greater quantity OF
grease than the United States figures show
to have been sent there. Hence the horrible
conclusion that about thirteen thousand
dollars worth of American butter or oles
margarine has been struggled in as "soaI
grease" right under the noses Of Canadian
oficials, who could not tell the difference
With the better quality Of oleomargarint
coming in as butter and the poorer grades al
soap grease, and no one able to detect the
fraud in either case, the situation of the Ca.
nadians is certainly worthy of commisera-
ton.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-08

At the school board election in Omaha,
Nebraska, on Monday, the women. who were
permitted to vote, emulated the example of
their sisters in Kansas. Fair school teach
ers were out in full force, had carriages to
travel in, and worked like old-time politi-
clans In gathering In votes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-08
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS.
Bowdoin College.

EXAMINATIONS for admission 10 college win
II be held az the Cleveland Lecture Room,
Massachusetts Hall, on FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
June oath and 10th, and on FRIDAY AND SATUn-
DAY, September 9th and 10th. beginning each
day at $50 a. m. All candidates must be present
on Friday morning
WILLIAM DEW. HYDE, President.
Brunswick, May 9th, 1887. my25d&wtie25-.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-08

WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE s.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
nications. The name and address of the writer
are in all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-08
CURRENT COMMENT.

A GOOD FAMILY TO BELONG TO.
Toronto Globe.]
Would Illinois do well to secede from the
American Commercial UnionP If not why
would Canada be unwise to enter it?
BLOODY MURDER.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.l
There is report, which we trust is not
true, that there is to be a fight of Republican
factions in the New Hampshire Legislature
that may result in the election of Demo-
cratic Senator. That would be bloody MUIR
der. 1t woald turn the Senate over to the
Democratic party.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-08

An accounting officer of the Treasury De-
partment estimate THAI the Pan Electric
suits will cost the government the enormous
sum Of one hundred and thirty Thousand
dollars. The cost to Mr.. Cleveland's admin
istration will be reckoned In votes. and it
ought to be great deal above hundred
and thirty thousand
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-08

DIMPLES, Backheads, Skin Blemishes and Baby
LIN Humors use CUTICURA SOAP.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-01-13

partment does not intend to submit to
the Canadian Governments arbitrary
Interpretation of the treaty of 1878, the
only agreement on which the question
can be discussed.
The only treaty that had brought
peace and prosperity to her fishermen
was deliberately abrogated by the
Republicans, and when Mr.. Bayard en-
deavored to serve the interests of Amer
ican fishermen, by making an arrange
ment with the British Government,
by which the fishermen should have
the spring and summer fishing and
enjoy privileges and opportunities
without expense, he received only
abuse for it. The Republicans refused
to entertain his project for joint COM
mission to settle the points in dispute
and Mr.. Bayard could only fall back on
this treaty of 1918. The benefcent
treaty effected by Hon. VIM. L. Marcy.
in 1854, brought about peaceful set
tlement of difficulties similar to those
which now confront MIR. Bayard. The
Republicans chose to abrogate this
treaty in order to place grievous bur-
den on the shoulders of the incom-
ing Administration. Mr.. Bayard is
making bold stand for the interests
of our fishermen, but great deal
depends upon Congress. If that body
refuse to consent to commission to
get at the damage incurred and open
the way to remove all difficulties. it is
not Mr.. Bayard's fault He has proved
himself one of the ablest statesmen
that ever guided the affairs of the
department., and he disregards attacks
and slander, his whole mind being
absorbed in the faithful fulfllment OF
his duty.-Albany Arqus.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-01-13
The Population of Prussia.

Concerning the large and constant
increase in the population of Germany
in general, and that of Prussia in par
ticular, the Royal Statistical Bureau
gives the following figures for 1885:
The total population on December 1,
1885, was 2S,318, 45S. The births dur
ing the year numbered 1,064, 400, the
marriages 2so, ,7O7, and the deaths 49,
859. The natural increase, therefore,
was 347 7,542, and the average number
of births per 1000 of population S7.6,
of marriages. 1874, and of deaths, 25.3.
These figures, high as they are. as conf
pared with those of England and Wales,
show a surplus for the last-named
country. whose population was q. .499.-
OIL, with 894.270 births. 197,745 mar
riages, and 522, $50 deaths. making the
actual increase per 1000 in England
(and Wales) 1875. as against only 1878
in Prussia. american Register.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-01-13
NEWSPAPER ITEMS.

Jim Cummings is not the first
man who has come to grief through
writing letters.-Chicago News.
Mr.. Blaine seemed fated to have
Rev. Burchard. He spoke to the
Congregational Club meeting of minis
ters at Boston. Among the other
speakers was Rev. DR.. Herman Lin
coin, of Newton. DR.. Lincoln, by an
historical allusion, recalled the episode
at President Arthur's funeral, and
wound up his discourse by saying:
There is still enough energy here to
sweep heresy from the face of the
earth, though the Boston of the Col
linses and the O'Briens is not the Bos-
ton of the Winthrops and the Pill
grims." Commenting upon this the
Boston Transcript says: "It is some
what remarkable that the 'heresy'
which DR.. Lincoln thinks sustains the
Collinses and the O'Briens here is just
that sentiment upon which Mr.. Blaine
and his friends rely to make him Presi-
dent two years hence. And to speak
slightingly of it anywhere was a capi-
tai blunder on DR.. Lincoln's part. But
what can you expect when intelligent
men are so beguiled as are Mr.. Blaine's
devotees?
The developments of the Senate
rial struggle prove nothing if not that
the Republican party is given over to
loot and moneybags." William NJ.
Evarts is in the United States Senate,
but his seat there was obtained by
the lavish use of money in the hands
of unscrupulous agents and go-be-
tweens of corporations. 1t was openly
charged and never contradicted that
although Levi P. Morton's canvass was
then very expensive, twice as much as
was paid by the hackers of Evarts who
wanted to have him where he could do
them the most good. His circulated
Autographs, which were sent out by a
rich corporation to groom him as a
dark horse, told at once what interests
were behind him. These interests
could not be made secure by man of
Levi P. Morton's ability, but with Ev-
arts in the Senate the only remaining
branch of the Federal Government that
could be relied upon to thwarr the
wishes of the people in regard to cor
Forate interests. they would ,e SAFE.
Albany argus.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-01-13
RELIGIOUS AND EpucATloNAL.


Bangs are prohibited in the Send.
nary Of St. Agnes, for young ladies' .
Roman Catholic institution in Brook.
lynn y Mail.
"A young man has joined the Pres
bytery Of Sacramento who Is the frss
one born in California that has entered
the ministry of the Presbyterian
church.
The Baptist Wsekty is authority for
the statement that recently, In Con-
necricut, three persons were baptized
whose ages were respectively, 90, 50
and LOG years.
The English Methodists have pur-
chased at Epworth, the birthplace Of
John Wesley, a site for . chapel, school
and parsonage, as memorial Of him.
"A society recently organized IN
young ladies' seminary. not : great
way from Boston. had as its cohstitu-
ton: This society Is organized for
the purpose of having good time"
-In Philadelphia the Anglomanis
has developed to such proportions that
q school has been started where young
ladies can learn the English walk in
less than a month. Philadelphia Press.
"A Canadian lady. who was UNDER
going examination for a teachers Ger.
tifcate. was asked: .sWho surrendered.
and to whom, at the battle Of Sedans'
She answered. positively: General
Washington to the Duke Of Yelling
tom Troy Times.
T,,o Wa lJor SO -, Cx,x, 11 of<av. . 1r,1l
discussion of the plan Of union between
the Waldensian and the Free Church Of
Italy, adopted it warmly after some
modification. This will ensure the de-
sirable concert of effort for the evan
gelization of that land OF many Of Its
most earnest and warm-hearted Chri-
tians.
"A convention of Young Peoples
Associations of the churches of New
York was held the other afternoon and
evening. and permanent society was
organized. the object of which is to en-
courage the forming of such assooia.
tions and to increase their efficiency.
The plan embraces churches Of all de-
nominations, not excluding Catholics.
IN Y. Tribune.
"A mission Sunday-school, number
| ing about three hundred, and composed
of newsboys, bootblacks and street
waits, assemblies on Sunday afternoons
| in the large hall Of the old Board of
Trade building, Chicago. It "Opens with
a lunch of sandwiches for the children,
and closes with singing and q march
around the hall under the lead Of an
orchestra Chicago Journal.
Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia
has caused much commotion among the
managers of the Catholic Charity Ball.
which for several years has been bril-
liant social and financial success in
that city, by calling attention to the
fact that the Third Plenary Council OF
Baltimore. in its decree prohibits all
balls for charitable institutions. He
says that none of the proceeds Of the
ball can be devoted to charitable OBJ
jects.--N. Y. San.
"A rich friend Of the university at
Syracuse, N. Y, will shortly build for
t an observatory and furnish tele-
scope. A rumor, which is not denied
by the faculty, is to the effect that am
other friend of the university is soon to
present very large and valuable
library to the institution. The present
building is SO fully occupied that new
structure will have to be put up to con-
tain the new library.-Bufalo Erpress.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-01-13
HAS HE FoReoTTENq
What VIII Kill All Of Mr.. Evart's Pre-
idential Aspirations.

What VIII Kill All Of Mr.. Evart's Presi-
idential Aspirations.
A dinner consisting in part of Boston
brown bread, Boston baked beans and
Boston crackers was lately eaten in st.
Louis by the members of the New En-
gland Society of that town. This some
what arid diet, it appears from the
published reports, was relieved and be-
dewed by the eloquence of Senator
Evarts, and by copious draughts OF
crab-apple cider. The occasion was
also enlivened by the nomination of
Mr.. Evarts for President of the United
States. Mr.. James Richardson, of St.
Louis, introduced the New York Sem
ator as statesman who had "filled the
highest Office in the land but one. The
people of the United States" added
Mr.. Richardson, "are waiting his will
and pleasure to adorn and exalt the
Executive chair There was a good
deal of applause and considerable
laughter when the waggish gentleman
reversed the general understanding Of
Mr.. Evarts' position in regard to the
Executive chair, namely, that it is he
who is waiting the will and pleasure of
the people of the United States before
seating himself therein.
Mr.. Evarts, however, seems to have
taken the nomination in earnest. He
proceeded to develop his theories Of
popular government, and made an un-
Unstable bid for the Western vote. His
remarks were excellent, and there is
only one passage in the printed report
of his speech which we do not quite un-
derstand. He intends to run for Presi-
dent, we infer, on platform declaring
the inviolability of American suffrage.
Every man is free and equal. Every
citizen has an equal voice in the Ma
tons councils. "What an upheaval
of society there would be-" exclaimed
Mr.. Evarts, "if any man lawfully cit
izen by the laws and constitution of
the country should be prevented from
voting or told that his vote when re-
ceived would not be counted"
Has Mr.. Evarts already forgotten
how he happened to occupy "the
highest Office in the land but onep"
Has he forgotten two very ingenious
speeches which he delivered on Febru-
ary and February Is, 1877, before a
body known to history as the Electoral
Commission, in which he told certain
citizens of Louisiana and Florida that
their votes, although received, ought
not to be countedp-N Y. Sun.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-01-13
LATER NEWS.

THE Sinking Fund Commissioners Of Ohio
are in New York to refund the canal bonds,
amounting to s2,24o,0O0.
CHARLES PHELPS, aged fifty-ave, was
found murdered in his cabin, where he
lived alone, near Flat Woods, Meigs Coun-
ty,O.
A BLAST Of A, 500 pounds Of powder, dis
tributed in five chambers, each fifty feet
apart and fifty feet back from the face Of
stone quarry, at Easton, Pa, was fired
Saturday. The whole hillside, $50 feet
high, was blown out, and about 2O0, 900 tons
Of stone loosened.
A RAT hunt at Mt. Vernon, O., resulted
in 2, ,743 rat tails and 2,4s9 nice tails.
SPEAKER CARLISLE says he is not a candi-
date for q. s. Senator, but would accept.
Four hundred and fifty commercial trav-
elers of Indiana banqueted pt Terre Haute.
HUMPHREY MOORE, . Baltimorean, who
died q few days ago,left $4,000 to build
and support an institution for debating So
cieties of Baltimore.
A COMPANY has been organized to supply
light, heat and motive power for New
York City.
TIE annual meeting Of county commits
sioners will be held in Columbus on the
11th, 18th and 18th.
CHARTERS have been filed for thirteen
proposed railroads to Gridiron, Western
Kansas, the project being backed by the
Union Pacific.
"GRAND SENTINEL" stallion valued at
$25,000, died at Kalamazoo, Mich, of blood
poisoning.
The withdrawal of the French company
from the Atlantic cable pool threatens te-
dious litigation.
MARY HARLAN, an abandoned woman,
died in the hospital at Louisville, after
fasting forty-two.
LINDSEY B. MCKINLEY was sent to the
penitentiary for life by the Circuit Court
of Evansville, Ind, for killing John Mar
tin.
COLONEL BERRY thinks the Kentucky
Legislature will appropriate 1000 for the
Newport Barracks, and that new loca-
tion will be secured.
SURGEON GENERAL HAMILTON will recon-
mend quarantine hospital at Key West,
Fla, as safeguard against the introduc-
ton of cholera.
JOHN G1MrE, of Harrisburg, drank a
quart of whisky at a wedding and died the
next night from the effects of it.
THE German ship Elizabeth was wrecked
fourteen miles south of Cape Henry, on the
Virginia coast, and twenty lives lost, in
cluding five Of the life-saving crew.
DICK HURLEY, sworn in as a Deputy
Treasurer Of Hamilton County, Saturday
morning, shot and killed Con Heating In q
Main street, Cincinnati, saloon, Saturday
n ght, the murder growing out of dis
Iute over dog.